Trap.



W. H. FROST.

TRAP. APPLICATION FILED IIBB.12 1913.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

M'ifl'esa WILLIAM HENRY FROST, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 12, 1913.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914:.

Serial No. 747,872.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY Fnosr, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Traps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in traps especially adapted for thecapture of rats and the like and has for its object the provision of adevice of this character which is of simple construction and elficientin operation.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure '1 is a vertical longitudinal medial section of a trap embodyingmy invention, and Fig. 2 is a section taken on line wm of Fig. l.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a hollow body 1 preferably made of glass and provided in itsbottom with an upwardly extending conical projection 2 adapted to receive bait, as indicated. The forward portion of bait receptacle 2 isprovided with perforations 3 which permit escape of the odor of the baitto attract the animals. The body 1 is also provided with a forwardly anddownwardly inclined inlet 4 having teeth 5 adapted to facilitate theentry of the animal to said body but to afford no foothold for escape. Asmooth inclined surface 6 leads from the inlet 4 and permits the entryof the animals to said body, but on account of its smoothness preventstheir escape. A downwardly extending projection 7 is formed in the topof the body 1 adjacent the inner end of inlet 4 to prevent animalsleaping from the body portion of the trap into the inlet portion. Asuspension wire 8 is secured to the upper mouth portionof inlet 4 andextends rearwardly into the body of the trap, the inner end thereofbeing turned upwardly and pointed for the reception of bait.

By this arrangement it will be observed, that the animals may readilyenter the trap but cannot escape owing to the smooth surface 6 and theproject-ion 7. By placing the bait in the bait receptacle 2, access ofthe animals is prevented so that the trap will remain baitedindefinitely no matter howmany animalsare captured.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A trap made entirely of glass and comprising a hollow body providedwith an inclined inlet passage having teeth facilitating entrytherethrough, asteep smooth incline surface leading from the bottom ofthe trap to said inlet passage and a conical bait covering projection inthe bottom of the trap, there being bait odor emitting perforations insaid conical perforations, substantially as described.

2. A trap made entirely of glass and comprising a body provided with aninlet having teeth to facilitate entry therethrough, there being asteeply inclined smooth surface leading from said inlet to the body, adownwardly extending projection located in said body opposite the innerend of said inlet and positioned slightly therefrom and an upwardlyextending hollow perforated bait receptacle in the bottom of the centralportion of said body located slightly to the rearward of saidprojection, substantially as described.

I11 testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY FROST.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Po'r'rs, THOMAS W. CoLsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

